Last week, on The Today Show, Dr Mark Hyman was part of a segment about elimination diets and said that”most of us are eating hyper-processed, hyper-palatable addictive foods that are full of inflammatory triggers” which lead so many people to suffer from FLC syndrome – “Feel Like Crap” Syndrome. He says “many people suffer from chronic symptoms that are really unnecessary … Read more →

Today is the start of the Jewish holiday, Passover. It is one of my favorites, mainly due to the beautiful symbolism around food. An important story is told and we eat a delicious meal full of meaning.  One of these foods is horseradish. These “bitter herbs” are to remind Jews of the bitter times endured as … Read more →

Finally….a step forward in understanding what we are eating.The infamous “food label” is hopefully getting a much needed makeover. So many of my clients look at food labels as if it is written in stone…they believe every piece of information on there. The problem is it is so confusing and difficult to interpret, that I often recommend not looking … Read more →

Last week, I was teaching my lovely study participants at Stanford and we were talking about properly fueling pre and post workout. Many participants were sharing how they don’t know what to eat before or after exercise and one woman asked me to share my morning. I told her I had some plain yogurt and a … Read more →